Is 2016 The Year? Learn all about mortgages, real estate, and how to buy your first home Coming up Wednesday, January 27, 2016, you can spend a couple of hours with three of Sooke’s real estate and mortgage professionals learning about strategies you can use to get into your first home in 2016. The seminar isContinue reading “Free Real Estate Seminar In Sooke: Buying Your First Home”
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30 Days Left To Claim Your $10,000
This is going to sound like a pitch – but I promise there are no balloons, streamers, or wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube men here. If you’re a first-time buyer, there has never been a better time to buy a new home…
First Time Buyer Friday #11 – When To Walk Away
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comments below, or fire me an e-mail at Tim@TimAyres.ca. “Needs TLC” Q. I made an offer to purchase a house and my inspector found aContinue reading “First Time Buyer Friday #11 – When To Walk Away”
First Time Buyer Friday #9 – Bidding Wars or Competing Offers
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comments below, or fire me an e-mail at Tim@TimAyres.ca. Q. I had my REALTOR® prepare an offer on the perfect house yesterday, but we lostContinue reading “First Time Buyer Friday #9 – Bidding Wars or Competing Offers”
First Time Buyer Friday #4 – Closing Costs
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comments below, or fire me an e-mail at Tim@TimAyres.ca. Q. What additional closing costs are associated with buying property in Victoria, Sooke, or anywhere elseContinue reading “First Time Buyer Friday #4 – Closing Costs”
First-Time-Buyer Friday #3 – Strata Properties
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comments below, or fire me an e-mail at Tim@TimAyres.ca. Q. I hear the terms “strata property,” “strata fee,” and “strata council” all the time whenContinue reading “First-Time-Buyer Friday #3 – Strata Properties”
First-Time-Buyer Friday #2 – Needs vs Wants
Q. There are lots of potential homes in my price range. How can I narrow down the field so I don’t waste time viewing homes I really have no interest in buying? A. Many first time buyers are hit with this problem. Often, because they’re just starting out and want to make sure they don’tContinue reading “First-Time-Buyer Friday #2 – Needs vs Wants”
First-Time Buyer Fridays! – New Feature on the 642Blog
Welcome to the first edition of First-time Buyer Friday! In this new section of the blog, I’ll chat about a different topic each week that is specifically important to first time buyers in the Victoria and Sooke marketplace. I’ve been working with a lot of first-time buyers lately, so I am getting a lot ofContinue reading “First-Time Buyer Fridays! – New Feature on the 642Blog”
Sooke Real Estate Under $300,000
First Time Buyer? Investor? Looking to stop renting? There are currently 21 properties as of today (October 20th, 2008) for sale in Sooke under $300,000. And we’re not talking tiny, cramped condos or bachelor pads. The type of properties available for this price range varies from spacious condos and townhouses in waterfront complexes in theContinue reading “Sooke Real Estate Under $300,000”
BC Budget Increases First-Time Buyer PPT Exemption Threshold
For the fourth time in as many years, the British Columbia Government announced in its yearly budget last week that it was increasing the threshold for the first-time buyer property purchase tax exemption. The exemption threshold will rise from $375,000 to $425,000, reflecting the increase in real estate prices throughout the province over the pastContinue reading “BC Budget Increases First-Time Buyer PPT Exemption Threshold”